On Thu, 28 May 2020 00:27:42 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 5/27/2020 10:35 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 27 May 2020 17:25:24 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 5/27/2020 4:41 PM, wrote:


https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M20-1342


Good grief Greg. You are *still* hung up on *blocking* the virus
with a cloth or non-N-95 mask.

That is *not* the purpose of wearing a mask ... homemade or
of the non-surgical type.

"coughing into a petri dish"? Of course the virus will
land there.

Have the person holding the petri dish stand 6-10 feet
away from the person coughing. Test wearing a mask
and without a mask. Let us know the results.



The point is they don't know and with no standards on what a "mask"
is, they will never know. If a real surgical mask won't work (in the
study) how in the hell is one of those fishermen's sun block things
doing anything?



Define "work".

What exactly is a home-made or non-surgical mask supposed to do?

If it is not stopping the virus, it isn't working. The microscopic
particles that escape are the ones most likely to be able to hang in
the air. Big drops would quickly fall out.